That did the trick, thanks y'all! Rodney -----Original Message----- From: LISTSERV site administrators' forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Kevin Parris Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 1:30 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Rebuilding index files Just delete it and then PUT or web-interface-update the list-header. Re-creation of the indexing is auto-magic. Unless the particular list has HUGE archives, it won't do any harm if you delete all the IND files and let it reconstruct the whole set. >>> [log in to unmask] 10/31/2007 12:38:11 PM >>> While trying to remove an email from the archives, I thought I'd go ahead and edit LISTNAME.IND0710 file in the Inetpub/listArchives/LISTNAME directory in a text editor. Unfortunate, this has resulted in the dreaded "The format of the index file is invalid. Please try again in about 30 seconds, and report the problem if it persists for more than a few minutes." error on the webpage archive for this listserv. How does one go about re-generating the index file for a specific month? Thanks for any help you can send my way. Rodney Morris Listserv Manager Jenzabar 1401 Technology Drive Harrisonburg, VA 22802 [log in to unmask] www.jenzabar.com